Quote Originally Posted by spqrzilla View Post
Another false statement. The Constitution does not mandate that tariffs be imposed.

Are you unable to read simple English? That Congress has a power does not mandate that it exercise it. The people who wrote the Constitution knew how to write mandates, and did so, in clear English.
No they mandate that as one of the powers of congress. Congress has instead chosen to abdicate those duties to the WTO and the many other unelected bodies that regulate trade on our behalf.
If you want to read what the founding fathers had to say about tariffs and trade, read away. This is a link to a piece that has Alexander Hamiltons 11 points of trade. Which was the basic frame work that was in place till Reagan and Clintoon dismantled it.
http://www.thomhartmann.com/blog/200...ander-hamilton